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Where does “manacle” come from?

manacle (Middle English) comes from Old French manichle — gauntlet; handle of a plough; manacles.

Ancestry of “manacle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanichlegauntlet; handle of a plough; manacles

Words derived from “manacle”

  • manacle
  • unmanacle
  • immanacle
  • manaclelike
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